Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-04

In the Criminal Court, the trial Of c. L. Camp
bell charged with violation OF the gaming act by
means OF device known as a stock indi-
Gator, was continued yesterday after The STARS
report closed.
The Government closed its testimony with the
evidence OF Mr.. Corson. The argument commenced
on Wednesday on the admission In evidence OF the
machine and papers seized at the of1ice OF Camp
bell was resumed. Judge Wilson held that they
had been Improperly obtained, and raised the
same point brought forward In regard TO the se!z-
ure Of the papers OF the Chicago anarchists
Judge Montgomery ruled that even admitting
that the Government had obtained possession OF
the defendAnts property in an unlawful manner
II could still be INTRODUCED in evidence. The de
two patents granted TO Campbell on his device, In
the frst OF which It was described as device for
titled TO having bought and sold STOCK with the
defendant The only stock In which actual de-
livery was made was Arizona southern stock.
THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
This morning Mr.. W. Dickson resumed the stand
and testified that he had bought stocks 'on mar
gin" Of Walsh & Cropley about the same time
that he had seen some Of our business men at
Campbell'S
the government objected, and the defense
people who visited them were not OF the class who
frequent gambling houses
. district Attorney Worthington claimed that
there were two businesses carried on there, and 1t
there. -
The court ruled that the testimony was admis-
sible. :
Witness said he had seen bankers, brokers, and
other business men there.
On cross-examination witness said he had seen
Messrs Walsh, o. c. Green, ]. Ledyard Hodge, Peter
Campbell and others engaged as bankers and bro
rsthere. Had never seen minors there en- aged in
check-book and said he had bought one hundred
shares OF southern Arizona at IS. He bought at
the price on the black Hoard, which was made by
the machine On being questioned as to how he
came to buy. he said It was purchased just as he
pought other stocks sounded on faith sustained by
hope, and
SOMETIMES sANCTIFIED BIZ A LITTLE CHARITY"
He had made some inquiries previous and found
the company was chartered In New York. ON re-
ferring to his book witness said the first transac-
ton was December 81, SO on margin. Next was
December %, $50 on margin, and some other trans
actions. There was anotner on which The stocks
week or ten days and took 1t back, getting an ad-
vance. lie had seen the quotations on the black
board. Witness understood that he could buy
stock and hold IL TILL the rise and sell 70 Mr. Camp
bell Shortly after he got the stock IL declined but
nnaliy IL went up. Witness asked TO add the fol-
lowing TO those he had seen at Campbells: +. s.
Middleton Capt. WIN. II. Turner, and Z. NJ. Lewis.
Redirect.-WiJness had seen the quotations at
brokers' ofices taken by the ticker.
BROKER BKEENs TESTIMONY.
James A. Breen (brokeD testified that he was in
Jne employ OF MI. CampUellln 1888, having charge
OF the New York stock board. There were the
Chica! o ana New York markets there, besides the
indicator. There were i've stocks operated by the
indicator. Mr. Campbell had these stocks TO de-
liver; remembered two otransacttons-one with Mr..
Dickson and one with Mr. JOhnaOn. Witness never
knew New York stocks to be delivered. There
were dealings on margin n these stocks as well as
on the New York stock. He had been in almost
every brokers ofice In town and never saw u
share OF stock, except at Campbcils. The business
at Cainpbells was conducted the same as at other
brokers' OMEGA
on cross-examinatiou, witness said Mr.. Camp
bell or one OF the CLERKS Eound the machine up
every day at 10 O'Clock in the presence OF every
body In the room, the cards being mixed and the
clock striking every half minute operated and drop
ped card, and II at the close OF the day the stock
had advanced three points, that was the starting
point for the next morning. He had never known
the stock to go down TO nothing. lie went on, say
ing that In the ticker and this machine the tram
were concerned no stock was to be delivered. This
closed the teSttmony.
TEE ARounfNn
The counsel on both sides presented prayers for
instructions, those for the defendant being quite
long.
MI. Wilson proceeded to argue those for the de-
fendant, and claimed that II Mr. Campbell could
't1cker" Is liable to indictment. He read the act
OF 1881, stating that t had had so much tinKertng
in House Representatives that It's sire would
not know it. He Incidentally asked the court II
he had ever been a memOer OF the House, and re-
Cely1nV a negative reniy- uratUlated MIN This